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3Q 2021 Performance ranking of Asian leagues in international matches – derived ELO method

September 30, 2021

	League (s)		Clubs	RPS	ex RPS	ex pos.	diff.	Zone/Region
1	South Korea	KOR	🇰🇷	957,48	596,15	2	+1	Asia-Pacific
2	Japan	JPN	🇯🇵	821,75	631,15	1	-1	Asia-Pacific
3	Saudi Arabia	KSA	🇸🇦	713,60	587,58	3	≡	Asian Greater Middle East (AFC)
4	Iran	IRN	🇮🇷	599,51	550,21	4	≡	Asian Greater Middle East (AFC)
5	China	CHN	🇨🇳	564,78	507,81	5	≡	Asia-Pacific
6	Qatar	QAT	🇶🇦	552,48	380,89	7	+1	Asian Greater Middle East (AFC)
7	UAE	UAE	🇦🇪	466,87	379,42	8	+1	Asian Greater Middle East (AFC)
8	Thailand	THA	🇹🇭	391,32	219,69	22	+14	Asia-Pacific
9	Uzbekistan	UZB	🇺🇿	355,16	272,28	19	+10	Asian Greater Middle East (AFC)
10	Philippines	PHI	🇵🇭	325,11	388,36	6	-4	Asia-Pacific
11	Tajikistan	TJK	🇹🇯	300,58	286,29	16	+5	Asian Greater Middle East (AFC)
12	Jordania	JOR	🇯🇴	297,50	352,30	10	-2	Asian Greater Middle East (AFC)
13	Turkmenistan	TKM	🇹🇲	280,16	282,04	17	+4	Asian Greater Middle East (AFC)
14	Kuwait	KUW	🇰🇼	278,67	188,63	24	+10	Asian Greater Middle East (AFC)
15	Lebanon	LIB	🇱🇧	275,76	292,28	13	-2	Asian Greater Middle East (AFC)
16	Iraq	IRQ	🇮🇶	258,42	360,88	9	-7	Asian Greater Middle East (AFC)
17	Hong Kong	HKG	🇭🇰	242,06	171,48	28	+11	Asia-Pacific
18	Vietnam	VIE	🇻🇳	185,08	341,98	11	-7	Asia-Pacific
19	Indonesia	IDN	🇮🇩	184,06	224,42	20	+1	Asia-Pacific
20	Australia	AUS	🇦🇺🇳🇿	182,41	207,87	23	+3	Asia-Pacific
21	Singapore	SIN	🇸🇬 🇯🇵	177,37	308,90	12	-9	Asia-Pacific
22	Bahrain	BHR	🇧🇭	164,79	223,71	21	-1	Asian Greater Middle East (AFC)
23	India / ISL	IND	🇮🇳	162,45	277,66	18	-5	Asia-Pacific
24	Syria	SYR	🇸🇾	160,12	290,88	15	-9	Asian Greater Middle East (AFC)
25	Korea DPR	PRK	🇰🇵	156,22	291,29	14	-11	Asia-Pacific
26	Bangladesh	BAN	🇧🇩	153,02	179,11	26	≡	Asia-Pacific
27	Myanmar	MYA	🇲🇲	151,62	178,61	27	≡	Asia-Pacific
28	Malaysia	MAS	🇲🇾	118,37	179,31	25	-3	Asia-Pacific
29	Oman	OMA	🇴🇲	100,60	159,09	29	≡	Asian Greater Middle East (AFC)
30	Maldives	MDV	🇲🇻	75,86	143,92	30	≡	Asia-Pacific
31	Kyrgyzstan	KGZ	🇰🇬	75,48	101,54	32	+1	Asian Greater Middle East (AFC)
32	Palestine	PLE	🇵🇸	56,96	80,72	34	+2	Asian Greater Middle East (AFC)
33	Cambodia	CAM	🇰🇭	56,10	131,02	31	-2	Asia-Pacific
34	Macau	MAC	🇲🇴	53,96	98,75	33	-1	Asia-Pacific
35	Chinese Taipei	TPE	🇹🇼	26,88	28,79	35	≡	Asia-Pacific
36	Laos	LAO	🇱🇦	25,08	12,97	40	+4	Asia-Pacific
37	Timor-Leste	TLS	🇹🇱	16,06	7,18	41	+4	Asia-Pacific
38	Nepal	NEP	🇳🇵	12,22	26,73	36	-2	Asia-Pacific
39	Mongolia	MNG	🇲🇳	12,16	14,49	39	≡	Asia-Pacific
40	Sri Lanka	SRI	🇱🇰	4,16	20,46	37	-3	Asia-Pacific
41	Brunei Darussalam	BRU	🇧🇳	4,12	1,19	43	+2	Asia-Pacific
42	Bhutan	BHU	🇧🇹	3,66	18,78	38	-4	Asia-Pacific

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Notes
ELO AFC – International Matches Leagues & Clubs Performance Rankings
So far, in the field of continental rankings, matrix-structural rankings with averaged historical result have been used. We believe such rankings give the complete picture of what we can call reputation, which also includes an assessment of quality and strength and they are the best if they well-designed. Nevertheless, due to the introduction of the third tier of games in Europe, as well as the widespread confusion that is commonly taking place in the competitions around the world due to the COVID epidemic (canceled competitions, phases or matches), it is more and more difficult to apply out the matrix-structural rankings. The answer to this problem is the ELO method, which will be evolutionarily introduced into the KA system at the level of continental rankings (rankings relating to continental competitions). The ELO is not perfect, nevertheless we have taken all care to keep the same level of accuracy and adequacy. Each of the continental rankings covers international matches arranged or recognized by FIFA or the continental federation. For Asia, this includes the Champions League, AFC Cup as well as the FIFA Club World Cup.
Multinational Leagues
Some countries have more than one flag displayed (on desktop screens: the small one in the corner of the bigger). This means that clubs from other countries can participate in the league systems of these countries, although only those countries where foreign clubs are usually present in the first or second division are marked in this way.
Australia / New Zealand
New Zealand club Wellington Phoenix competes in the Australian A-League.
Singapore / Japan
Albirex Niigata Singapore FC is a football club which compete in Singapore Premier League. The club is a satellite team of Albirex Niigata of Japan.
India
I-League shares the top spot in the Indian football system with the Indian Super League (ISL) – franchise-based league. The ISL has been granted official recognition by the AFC, meaning there are two collateral top divisions in India from 2017/18. Currently India clubs agreed to work together on league roadmap, according to it, among others, since season 2019-20, the ISL will attain the status of premiere league competition in Indian football and not later then season 2024-25, it will be implemented of a fully promotion and relegation system into the top league, and there will be an abolition of two parallel leagues.
Palestine
Palestine is a member of FIFA & AFC. Due to political reason the football division system is parted into two: the West Bank league system, with the West Bank Premier League, as the top division, and the Gaza Strip system, with the Gaza Strip Premier League as of the highest level division on this territory.

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the KA Club Ranking

3Q 2021 Performance ranking of Asian clubs in international matches – ELO method

September 30, 2021

	Club	Country	League	RPS	IC3	prev. pos.	diff.	Zone/Region
1	Ulsan Hyundai	KOR 🇰🇷	KOR	312,130	1,574	1	≡	AFC East Asian
2	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	KOR 🇰🇷	KOR	275,470	1,389	2	≡	AFC East Asian
3	Persepolis	IRN 🇮🇷	IRN	265,751	1,341	3	≡	AFC Central Asian
4	Esteghlal	IRN 🇮🇷	IRN	230,144	1,162	5	+1	AFC Central Asian
5	Al-Sadd	QAT 🇶🇦	QAT	221,313	1,122	4	-1	AFC West Asian
6	Al-Ahli Saudi FC	KSA 🇸🇦	KSA	216,999	1,095	6	≡	AFC West Asian
7	Al-Nassr Saudi FC	KSA 🇸🇦	KSA	210,649	1,063	8	+1	AFC West Asian
8	Al-Duhail	QAT 🇶🇦	QAT	202,900	1,026	7	-1	AFC West Asian
9	Al-Hilal Saudi FC	KSA 🇸🇦	KSA	201,235	1,017	11	+2	AFC West Asian
10	Kawasaki Frontale	JPN 🇯🇵	JPN	184,796	0,932	16	+6	AFC East Asian
11	Shanghai Port	CHN 🇨🇳	CHN	176,866	0,893	9	-2	AFC East Asian
12	Al Wahda Abu Dhabi	UAE 🇦🇪	UAE	174,160	0,878	12	≡	AFC West Asian
13	Istiklol	TJK 🇹🇯	TJK	170,528	0,860	13	≡	AFC Central Asian
14	Guangzhou	CHN 🇨🇳	CHN	162,159	0,819	10	-4	AFC East Asian
15	Pakhtakor	UZB 🇺🇿	UZB	145,196	0,732	14	-1	AFC Central Asian
16	Al-Ahed	LIB 🇱🇧	LIB	144,353	0,728	18	+2	AFC West Asian
17	Daegu FC	KOR 🇰🇷	KOR	141,927	0,716	24	+7	AFC East Asian
18	Kashima Antlers	JPN 🇯🇵	JPN	141,719	0,715	15	-3	AFC East Asian
19	United City F.C.	PHI 🇵🇭	PHI	141,247	0,712	17	-2	AFC Southeast Asian
20	Cerezo Osaka	JPN 🇯🇵	JPN	136,163	0,687	23	+3	AFC East Asian
21	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	KOR 🇰🇷	KOR	125,168	0,631	19	-2	AFC East Asian
22	Kitchee	HKG 🇭🇰	HKG	114,607	0,578	30	+8	AFC East Asian
23	Zob Ahan	IRN 🇮🇷	IRN	114,022	0,575	21	-2	AFC Central Asian
24	Al Ain	UAE 🇦🇪	UAE	114,155	0,577	22	-2	AFC West Asian
25	Beijing Guoan	CHN 🇨🇳	CHN	110,544	0,558	20	-5	AFC East Asian
26	Pohang Steelers	KOR 🇰🇷	KOR	104,066	0,525	47	+21	AFC East Asian
27	Nagoya Grampus	JPN 🇯🇵	JPN	103,329	0,521	38	+11	AFC East Asian
28	Sharjah FC	UAE 🇦🇪	UAE	103,083	0,520	28	≡	AFC West Asian
29	Altyn Asyr	TKM 🇹🇲	TKM	102,648	0,518	25	-4	AFC Central Asian
30	Al-Kuwait	KUW 🇰🇼	KUW	102,202	0,515	32	+2	AFC West Asian
31	Tractor Sazi	IRN 🇮🇷	IRN	97,535	0,492	34	+3	AFC Central Asian
32	Al-Jazeera Amman	JOR 🇯🇴	JOR	97,138	0,490	26	-6	AFC West Asian
33	April 25	PRK 🇰🇵	PRK	95,803	0,483	27	-6	AFC East Asian
34	Bangkok Glass	THA 🇹🇭	THA	92,840	0,468	63	+29	AFC Southeast Asian
35	Melbourne Victory	AUS 🇦🇺	AUS	92,825	0,468	29	-6	Australia and Oceania
36	Shabab Al-Ahli Dubai	UAE 🇦🇪	UAE	91,037	0,459	31	-5	AFC West Asian
37	Chiangrai United	THA 🇹🇭	THA	89,862	0,454	45	+8	AFC Southeast Asian
38	Al-Jaish Damascus	SYR 🇸🇾	SYR	87,511	0,454	33	-5	AFC West Asian
39	Nasaf Qarshi	UZB 🇺🇿	UZB	86,608	0,454	42	+3	AFC Central Asian
40	Yangon United	MYA 🇲🇲	MYA	85,171	0,454	36	-4	AFC Southeast Asian
41	Tampines Rovers	SIN 🇸🇬	SIN	84,378	0,454	35	-6	AFC Southeast Asian
42	Buriram United	THA 🇹🇭	THA	81,305	0,454	37	-5	AFC Southeast Asian
43	Johor Darul Ta'zim	MAS 🇲🇾	MAS	78,099	0,454	39	-4	AFC Southeast Asian
44	Al-Rayyan	QAT 🇶🇦	QAT	76,153	0,454	40	-4	AFC West Asian
45	Kaya	PHI 🇵🇭	PHI	75,117	0,454	53	+8	AFC Southeast Asian
46	Sydney FC	AUS 🇦🇺	AUS	75,000	0,454	41	-5	Australia and Oceania
47	Urawa Red Diamonds	JPN 🇯🇵	JPN	72,623	0,454	43	-4	AFC East Asian
48	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	JPN 🇯🇵	JPN	72,604	0,454	44	-4	AFC East Asian
49	Al-Zawra'a	IRQ 🇮🇶	IRQ	72,022	0,454	46	-3	AFC West Asian
50	Gamba Osaka	JPN 🇯🇵	JPN	71,893	0,454	73	+23	AFC East Asian
51	Port F.C.	THA 🇹🇭	THA	71,224	0,454	79	+28	AFC Southeast Asian
52	Yokohama F. Marinos	JPN 🇯🇵	JPN	69,542	0,454	48	-4	AFC East Asian
53	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya	IRQ 🇮🇶	IRQ	67,974	0,454	49	-4	AFC West Asian
54	Al-Wehdat	JOR 🇯🇴	JOR	67,962	0,454	50	-4	AFC West Asian
55	Al-Ittihad	KSA 🇸🇦	KSA	68,091	0,456	51	-4	AFC West Asian
56	Tianjin Tianhai F.C.	CHN 🇨🇳	CHN	67,278	0,456	52	-4	AFC East Asian
57	Ahal	TKM 🇹🇲	TKM	66,401	0,454	65	+8	AFC Central Asian
58	Vissel Kobe	JPN 🇯🇵	JPN	66,637	0,457	54	-4	AFC East Asian
59	Lokomotiv Tashkent	UZB 🇺🇿	UZB	64,489	0,454	56	-3	AFC Central Asian
60	Al-Faisaly Amman	JOR 🇯🇴	JOR	64,678	0,456	55	-5	AFC West Asian
61	Dhofar	OMA 🇴🇲	OMA	63,718	0,454	58	-3	AFC West Asian
62	Al-Qadsia	KUW 🇰🇼	KUW	63,684	0,454	57	-5	AFC West Asian
63	FC Tokyo	JPN 🇯🇵	JPN	63,026	0,454	59	-4	AFC East Asian
64	Shanghai Shenhua	CHN 🇨🇳	CHN	62,792	0,454	60	-4	AFC East Asian
65	PSM Makassar	IDN 🇮🇩	IDN	62,429	0,454	61	-4	AFC Southeast Asian
66	Home United	SIN 🇸🇬	SIN	61,851	0,454	62	-4	AFC Southeast Asian
67	Shandong Luneng Taishan	CHN 🇨🇳	CHN	61,110	0,454	64	-3	AFC East Asian
68	Al-Taawoun	KSA 🇸🇦	KSA	58,082	0,454	66	-2	AFC West Asian
69	Bashundhara Kings	BAN 🇧🇩	BAN	57,311	0,454	74	+5	AFC South Asian
70	Persija Jakarta	IDN 🇮🇩	IDN	54,862	0,454	67	-3	AFC Southeast Asian
71	Al-Jazira	UAE 🇦🇪	UAE	53,724	0,454	68	-3	AFC West Asian
72	Bengaluru FC	IND 🇮🇳	IND	52,133	0,454	76	+4	AFC South Asian
73	Dhaka Abahani	BAN 🇧🇩	BAN	52,046	0,454	69	-4	AFC South Asian
74	Al-Shorta	IRQ 🇮🇶	IRQ	51,967	0,454	70	-4	AFC West Asian
75	Al-Ansar	LIB 🇱🇧	LIB	50,829	0,454	71	-4	AFC West Asian
76	Al-Gharafa	QAT 🇶🇦	QAT	50,110	0,458	72	-4	AFC West Asian
77	Hà Nội F.C.	VIE 🇻🇳	VIE	49,238	0,454	75	-2	AFC Southeast Asian
78	Gyeongnam FC	KOR 🇰🇷	KOR	42,332	0,454	78	≡	AFC East Asian
79	Khujand	TJK 🇹🇯	TJK	42,329	0,454	77	-2	AFC Central Asian
80	Malkiya	BHR 🇧🇭	BHR	40,480	0,454	80	≡	AFC West Asian
81	Dordoi	KGZ 🇰🇬	KGZ	40,155	0,454	81	≡	AFC Central Asian
82	AGMK	UZB 🇺🇿	UZB	40,152	0,454	82	≡	AFC Central Asian
83	VIE12Vi	VIE 🇻🇳	VIE	39,864	0,454	97	+14	AFC Southeast Asian
84	Manama	BHR 🇧🇭	BHR	39,736	0,454	83	-1	AFC West Asian
85	Becamex Bình Dương	VIE 🇻🇳	VIE	39,509	0,454	84	-1	AFC Southeast Asian
86	Ho Chi Minh City FC	VIE 🇻🇳	VIE	39,157	0,454	85	-1	AFC Southeast Asian
87	Sepahan	IRN 🇮🇷	IRN	37,748	0,454	86	-1	AFC Central Asian
88	Lee Man FC	HKG 🇨🇳	HKG	37,347	0,454	87	-1	AFC East Asian
89	Foolad	IRN 🇮🇷	IRN	36,984	0,454	88	-1	AFC Central Asian
90	FC Seoul	KOR 🇰🇷	KOR	36,916	0,454	89	-1	AFC East Asian
91	Bali United	IDN 🇮🇩	IDN	36,807	0,454	90	-1	AFC Southeast Asian
92	Al-Muharraq	BHR 🇧🇭	BHR	36,489	0,454	104	+12	AFC West Asian
93	Al-Wasl F.C.	UAE 🇦🇪	UAE	33,930	0,454	91	-2	AFC West Asian
94	Ratchaburi Mitr Phol	THA 🇹🇭	THA	32,551	0,454	109	+15	AFC Southeast Asian
95	Chennaiyin FC	IND 🇮🇳	IND	32,331	0,454	92	-3	AFC South Asian
96	Al-Salt SC	JOR 🇯🇴	JOR	31,912	0,454	96	≡	AFC West Asian
97	Kashiwa Reysol	JPN 🇯🇵	JPN	30,925	0,454	93	-4	AFC East Asian
98	Hilal Al-Quds	PLE 🇵🇸	PLE	28,96	0,454	94	-4	AFC West Asian
99	Tai Po	HKG 🇨🇳	HKG	28,794	0,454	95	-4	AFC East Asian
100	Jeju United	KOR 🇰🇷	KOR	28,404	0,454	98	-2	AFC East Asian
101	New Radiant	MDV 🇲🇻	MDV	28,151	0,454	99	-2	AFC South Asian
102	Sông Lam Nghệ An	VIE 🇻🇳	VIE	27,924	0,454	100	-2	AFC Southeast Asian
103	Al-Wahda Damascus	SYR 🇸🇾	SYR	27,720	0,454	101	-2	AFC West Asian
104	Benfica de Macau	MAC 🇲🇴	MAC	27,501	0,454	103	-1	AFC East Asian
105	Than Quảng Ninh	VIE 🇻🇳	VIE	25,483	0,454	105	≡	AFC Southeast Asian
106	Global	PHI 🇵🇭	PHI	25,135	0,454	106	≡	AFC Southeast Asian
107	Al-Wathba	SYR 🇸🇾	SYR	24,662	0,454	107	≡	AFC West Asian
108	Al-Riffa	BHR 🇧🇭	BHR	24,156	0,454	108	≡	AFC West Asian
109	Maziya	MDV 🇲🇻	MDV	23,967	0,454	102	-7	AFC South Asian
110	Shan United	MYA 🇲🇲	MYA	23,676	0,454	110	≡	AFC Southeast Asian
111	FC Goa	IND 🇮🇳	IND	23,237	0,454	111	≡	AFC South Asian
112	Chennai City	IND 🇮🇳	IND	23,041	0,454	112	≡	AFC South Asian
113	Eastern	HKG 🇭🇰	HKG	22,156	0,454	113	≡	AFC East Asian
114	FLC Thanh Hóa	VIE 🇻🇳	VIE	21,113	0,454	114	≡	AFC Southeast Asian
115	Shahr Khodro	IRN 🇮🇷	IRN	20,682	0,454	115	≡	AFC Central Asian
116	Boeung Ket Angkor	CAM 🇰🇭	CAM	20,221	0,454	116	≡	AFC Southeast Asian
117	Al-Najma Sports Club	BHR 🇧🇭	BHR	19,821	0,454	117	≡	AFC West Asian
118	Minerva Punjab	IND 🇮🇳	IND	19,651	0,454	118	≡	AFC South Asian
119	ATK Mohun Bagan FC	IND 🇮🇳	IND	17,481	0,454	145	+26	AFC South Asian
120	Hougang United	SIN 🇸🇬	SIN	17,043	0,454	119	-1	AFC Southeast Asian
121	Perth Glory	AUS 🇦🇺	AUS	16,460	0,454	120	-1	Australia and Oceania
122	Al. Wehda	KSA 🇸🇦	KSA	16,442	0,454	121	-1	AFC West Asian
123	Al-Suwaiq	OMA 🇴🇲	OMA	16,396	0,454	122	-1	AFC West Asian
124	Hwaebul	PRK 🇰🇵	PRK	15,553	0,454	123	-1	AFC East Asian
125	Svay Rieng	CAM 🇰🇭	CAM	15,138	0,454	124	-1	AFC Southeast Asian
126	Saipa FC	IRN 🇮🇷	IRN	14,212	0,454	125	-1	AFC Central Asian
127	Tishreen	SYR 🇸🇾	SYR	13,671	0,454	126	-1	AFC West Asian
128	Lao Toyota FC	LAO 🇱🇦	LAO	13,448	0,454	127	-1	AFC Southeast Asian
129	Aizawl	IND 🇮🇳

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